The naming of Jason's ship may have been after its builder, or from the city of Argos, or from the word "Argo," meaning swift or white.
The story of the Symplegades may be a reference to the rolling and clashing of icebergs. The dove incident occurs in many ancient stories, from that of Noah down.
Poems:—
| Talking Oak | Alfred Tennyson |
| Life and Death of Jason | William Morris |
| Æson and King Athamas | Frederick Tennyson |
LXIII
Medea's preparations for her magic potion are like the incantations of the witches in Macbeth, Act IV, Sc. I.
"Round about the caldron go;
In the poison'd entrails throw.
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Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing:
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